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China leads decline in world rural povertyRome (AFP) Dec 6, 2010 China has led a dramatic decline in rural poverty rates in many parts of the world over the past decade, a report released on Monday by the UN's International Fund for Agricultural Development showed. The decline is mainly due to increased production and higher levels of private investment in the farming sector, as well as increased urbanisation across the developing world, economists from the Rome-based IFAD said. Greater productivity of farmers and higher global food prices have also helped, a ... read more |
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  Twenty dead, over 100 missing in Colombia mudslide Emergency crews clawed through tons of mud Monday in a desperate bid to rescue 105 people missing in a landslide in Colombia that has claimed at least 20 lives. ... more | .. |
  China reaches panda 'target' number China says it has perfected the difficult task of getting giant pandas to reproduce in captivity, a step closer to reintroducing the bears into the wild. ... more |
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 Snow From Space Earth observation scientists at the University of Leicester have recorded stunning images of the UK's winter landscape by orbiting satellites. European Space Agency satellite instruments have ... more | .. |
  Burnt Israel forest faces long recovery: experts Scorched and blackened areas of Israel's Mount Carmel forest, razed by the flames of the country's worst-ever fire, will take decades to return to their once-lush glory, experts say. ... more | .. |
  China shows flexibility in climate talks Climate negotiators hailed a brighter mood as global talks enter the home stretch on Tuesday, with China voicing flexibility on issues of global cooperation that have dogged past sessions. ... more | .. |
  Israel police arrest four teens over huge inferno Israeli police said on Monday they arrested four teenagers suspected of starting a blaze that swept through a forest and killed 42 people in the country's worst fire disaster. ... more |
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 China grassland fire extinguished after 22 killed Firefighters have extinguished a grassland blaze in a remote mountainous region in southwest China that killed at least 22 people and injured another four, state media said Monday. ... more | .. |
  Pakistan flood victims face harsh winter The onslaught of winter is compounding the hardships faced by millions of Pakistan flood victims, aid agencies say. ... more | .. |
  Babies' Biological Clocks Dramatically Affected By Birth Light Cycle The season in which babies are born can have a dramatic and persistent effect on how their biological clocks function. That is the conclusion of a new study published online on Dec. 5 by the journal ... more | .. |
 Seeing The World All Depends On Differen Visual Minds Wellcome Trust scientists have shown for the first time that exactly how we see our environment depends on the size of the visual part of our brain. We are all familiar with the idea that our ... more |
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 Climate change may mean new crop strategy Farmers in the U.S. Midwest could get permanent Southern-style weather if future climate change projections are accurate, researchers say. ... more | .. |
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 Japanese fishermen celebrate rare court victory In a rare defeat for the Japanese government in its own courts, fishermen Monday won an order keeping the gates of a sea dyke open, despite authorities saying it was a defence against flooding. ... more | .. |
 US Supreme Court to hear key global warming case The Supreme Court said Monday it would consider a key global warming case over the right of US states to regulate carbon emissions as a "public nuisance." ... more |
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  Thousands evacuated, stranded by Australian floods Thousands of Australians were evacuated from their homes or stranded as surging floodwaters swamped towns in the area's worst deluge in 36 years, officials said Monday. ... more | .. |
 Indonesia lowers Mount Bromo volcano alert Indonesian scientists Monday lowered the alert status of Java's Mount Bromo volcano from its highest level as the threat it posed to the surrounding area decreased. ... more | .. |
  New Research Shows Rivers Cut Deep Notches In The Alps' Broad Glacial Valleys For years, geologists have argued about the processes that formed steep inner gorges in the broad glacial valleys of the Swiss Alps. The U-shaped valleys were created by slow-moving glaciers t ... more | .. |
Changing climate alters age-old habits of Mexico community Members of the Mayan community of Tabi, around 200 (120 miles) kilometers southwest of Cancun on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, say changes in the weather are forcing them to change their lives. ... more |
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 India Launch Of Food Security Report Focuses On Rice The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the Asia Society launched a new food security report for Asia in Mumbai, calling for increased investment in rice research. The report, Nev ... more | .. |
 Farmers Slowed Down By Hunter-Gatherers As Ancestors Fought For Land Agricultural - or Neolithic - economics replaced the Mesolithic social model of hunter-gathering in the Near East about 10,000 years ago. One of the most important socioeconomic changes in hum ... more | .. |
  Neglected Greenhouse Gas Discovered By Atmosphere Chemists When doctors want their patients asleep during surgery they gently turn the gas tap. But Anaesthetic gasses have a global warming potential as high as a refrigerant that is on its way to be banned i ... more | .. |
 What Can Ice Reveal About Fire Scientists studying a column of Antarctic ice spanning 650 years have found evidence for fluctuations in biomass burning--the consumption of wood, peat and other materials in wildfires, cooking fire ... more |
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